puñal

fitting in one's hands, fist-size; of a fight or dispute

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *pūgnāle(m), based on Latin pūgnus (“fist”).

dagger; a gay man; faggot

Possibly from a derivative of Latin pugna (“fight”), with the suffix -al. Or a shortening of older cuchillo (“knife”) puñal, deriving from the above word and meaning as big as a fist. Compare Portuguese punhal, Catalan punyal, Italian pugnale, French poignard, Romanian pumnal.